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進入《TAIPEI TIMES》Autobiographical work wins top prize in short film contest
Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Minister Chiu Chui-cheng, left, presents an award to filmmaker Kary Chen at the the Story in Taiwan short film competition yesterday in Taipei. Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times
By Chen Yu-fu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter and CNA, with staff writer
Director Kary Chen yesterday won first prize in the Story in Taiwan short film competition with her autobiographical film Ms Pan from Hong Kong, Mrs Chen from Tainan （香港潘小姐, 台南陳太太）, the Mainland Affairs Council said.
Chen received the award and a cash prize of NT$200,000 at the award ceremony and screening hosted by the council in Taipei.
Her film was one of 20 finalists selected from among of 150 submissions.
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The film, inspired by Chen’s “surprise” journey of becoming a resident of Taiwan via marriage, recorded daily life in Tainan as observed by the director as a Hong Konger.
Chen said that she did not expect to be married in Taiwan, which she said became her second home, adding that the film tells the story of her journey of adapting to a new identity and an unfamiliar culture.
She has had to learn the culture of her adopted homeland, including Hoklo （commonly known as Taiwanese）, and find beauty in southern Taiwan’s way of life, which she grew to appreciate, Chinese-language Web site Newtalk cited her as saying.
Everything in Taiwan is different, from vehicles driving on the right side of the road and having beef stew on rice for breakfast to dipping tomatoes in soy sauce, which “creates disarray in a Hong Konger’s brain,” she said.
Chen’s film on everyday life is a study of cultural differences from a Hong Konger’s perspective that prominently features Tainan cuisine, the structure of daily meals, cafe culture and the city’s temples, the judges said.
The film showcases the uniqueness of Tainan’s culture and can bring the beauty of Taiwan to an international audience, it said.
The council hopes the competition will facilitate relations and exchanges with Hong Kong and Macau, council Minister Chiu Tai-san （邱太三） said.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
